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Father of Driver In Violent Tesla Crash Blames Sedan's 'Rocket-Ship' Acceleration (autoweek.com)
"A Tesla crash that resulted in the deaths of the driver and a passenger in Indianapolis last November is drawing new controversy after the father of one of the victims made comments regarding the role of the Model S in the incident," Autoweek reports. "The crash occurred in downtown Indianapolis on Nov. 3, 2016, with the Model S driven by 27-year-old Casey Speckman striking a tree and catching fire. Speckman was pronounced dead at the scene while her passenger, 44-year-old Kevin McCarthy, succumbed to his injuries after being taken to the hospital." From the report: A report released last week by the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department disclosed that Speckman had a blood-alcohol level of 0.21, almost three times the legal limit in the state of Indiana, The Indianapolis Star reports. Another new detail has emerged since the violent crash was first reported: The Tesla could have been been trying to maneuver around a vehicle traveling on the wrong side of the street, suggested by closed-circuit footage obtained by the attorney of the driver's father, Jon Speckman. The coroner's report cited blunt-force injuries caused by the crash as the causes of death for both victims, noting the vehicle's fire as a contributing factor, according to The Indianapolis Star. Jon Speckman recently made comments to the newspaper blaming the acceleration of the Tesla Model S. "Had she been in another vehicle, she would have been alive for me to yell at her for driving after drinking," Speckman told The Indianapolis Star in an interview at his attorney's office. "This is a vehicle that travels from 0 to 60 in 3.1 seconds," Speckman also said during the interview. "She's clearly having to swerve to miss a vehicle going the wrong way on a one-way street. If her foot should happen to hit the accelerator, it's like a rocket ship. I don't know why they have to make a car that does that."
...that your son was drunk driving? STFU and realize you did a bad job at raising your son. Stop looking for justice when justice. If anything, nominate your son for a Darwin Award.
Just because someone happens to be drunk at the time of the crash does not necessarily mean that the alcohol was the causative factor or even that it was the driver's fault. You need to step away from the high horse, come down, and look at the situation in an unbiased and objective manner as I'm sure you would want people to do were it your daughter. Christ people died, and all you can think about is throwing yourself onto the anti-alcohol holier-than-thou pile-on.
Alternative headline: father explains parenting strategy for raising irresponsible children.
"The key is to blame others," he said.
Works for "progressives": for poor black boys who grow up to be gang-bangers, we blame white Republicans!
If she weren't a whore she'd be alive too. 27 year old out drunk and joy riding in the 45 year old bosses Tesla.